Huatong Brick Machine QT10-15 Fully Automatic Brick Making Machine Project Case in Ghana

1. Market Background of Project Cooperation

As a core member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ghana’s construction market stays at an annual scale of 9 to 13.2 billion US dollars. The country faces a housing shortage of over 2 million units. The government has launched a series of large-scale infrastructure projects, including a plan to build 300,000 affordable houses within five years, the Accra Metro expansion, Tema Port renovation and the Western Corridor Railway. This has led to a skyrocketing demand for concrete blocks, paving bricks and curb stones.

Most local traditional brick factories rely on small semi-automatic equipment with limited output and substandard brick compressive strength. In addition, clay brick firing is restricted by environmental regulations. High-end fully automatic production lines imported from Europe and America carry excessive procurement and maintenance costs. Medium and large local building material enterprises are in urgent need of cost-effective, intelligent fully automatic non-fired brick production lines adapted to West African operating conditions.

The cooperating client is a leading building materials group based in Accra with three production plants, long supplying construction materials for residential real estate, municipal roads and industrial parks. Its two original semi-automatic production lines were fully saturated with orders. During peak seasons, the group had to purchase blocks externally to meet delivery deadlines, pushing up overall operating costs. After on-site inspections of equipment manufacturers from Turkey, South Africa and China, and comprehensive comparisons of production capacity, high temperature and dust resistance, raw material compatibility and overseas after-sales service, the group finally purchased a complete set of Huatong QT10-15 fully automatic brick making production line from Shandong to build a large-scale intelligent building material production base.

2. Customized QT10-15 Solution Adapted to West Africa

To suit Ghana’s hot and dusty climate, unstable voltage and raw materials dominated by laterite, river sand, crushed stone and slag, Huatong carried out targeted upgrades on the QT10-15 model. The complete production line consists of PLD1600 four-bin batching machine, JS750 twin-shaft compulsory mixer, QT10-15 forming main unit, fully automatic stacking system, pallet conveyor and supporting curing equipment. It fits the client’s 200-square-meter standard factory without large-scale civil reconstruction.

Super high production capacity for mass supply: The molding cycle ranges from 12 to 15 seconds, with 10 standard hollow blocks molded in one single cycle. The stable daily output exceeds 15,000 blocks within an 8-hour shift, outperforming other local fully automatic models and easily fulfilling long-term bulk orders for government affordable housing.

Wide raw material adaptability to cut production costs: A large proportion of local laterite, stone powder and construction waste residue can be mixed into raw materials, sharply reducing cement consumption and complying with Ghana’s solid waste recycling policies. The raw material cost per block is lowered by 20%.

Full intelligence with minimal labor to solve labor shortages: Integrated PLC intelligent control covers the whole process including automatic batching, mixing, material distribution, vibration pressing and robotic stacking. Only 2 to 4 on-duty workers are required for the entire line, easing the local shortage of skilled technicians.

Reinforced design for tropical harsh environments: The whole machine adopts thickened anti-rust section steel. The electric control cabinet features double-layer dustproof and waterproof structure, and the hydraulic system is equipped with high-temperature resistant oil seals. A matched voltage stabilizer handles unstable local power supply, enabling non-stop daily operation under 38℃ high temperature with low failure rates in windy and sandy weather.

Quick mold replacement for diversified production: Fast mold switching allows the production of hollow wall bricks, solid bricks, interlocking permeable paving bricks, curbstones and slope protection bricks, covering both housing construction and municipal project orders to expand profit channels.

3. Equipment Shipment, On-site Installation and Localized Training

Before delivery, the whole machine underwent anti-rust and moisture-proof sealed packaging, loaded into two 40-foot containers for sea transportation to Tema Port, and delivered directly to the client’s new factory after customs clearance. Huatong dispatched two senior mechanical and electrical engineers to provide 20 days of on-site services in Ghana, completing foundation leveling, pipeline connection, power circuit matching and full-line linkage commissioning.

The client’s factory featured open-air raw material storage, drastic day-night temperature differences and heavy dust. The engineers also proposed solutions for raw material zoning and simple sunshade & dustproof shed renovation. During commissioning, bilingual Chinese-English hands-on training was delivered, covering high-temperature seasonal maintenance, rapid mold disassembly and assembly, intelligent parameter adjustment and one-click troubleshooting of common faults. Illustrated operation manuals were distributed, and local operators received one-on-one coaching to guarantee independent all-day stable production after the engineers left.

4. On-site Production Operation Record

The production line has run stably for 10 months since official commissioning with standardized automatic workflows. The batching zone automatically conveys quantified laterite, sandstone and cement, and the mixer achieves even mixing without material segregation. The QT10-15 main unit operates with high-frequency synchronous vibration and pressing. Formed green bricks are automatically transported to the stacking station via pallets and stacked by mechanical arms with zero manual brick handling. Finished blocks with unified dimensions, high compactness and qualified compressive strength fully meet Ghana’s construction acceptance standards. After 7 days of natural open-air curing, finished products are loaded and delivered to construction sites across Accra, Tema, Kumasi and other cities.

Daily maintenance is simple. Workers clear equipment dust and inject high-temperature resistant lubricants after each shift. Huatong has established a West African regional spare parts warehouse with ready stock of vibrator motors, hydraulic valves and wearing mold accessories for fast delivery. Supported by 7×24-hour online remote technical guidance, the total annual downtime for maintenance is less than 5 days, ensuring outstanding production continuity.

5. Operational Benefits after Production Launch

Production capacity has doubled, eliminating the need for outsourced blocks in peak seasons. Products are sold nationwide in Ghana and exported to neighboring countries under the ECOWAS free trade zone policy.

Automation greatly cuts labor expenditure, and solid waste blending reduces raw material costs. The comprehensive cost per block drops by 22%, making the client’s products far more price-competitive than local peers.

Stable brick quality helped the enterprise win exclusive supply contracts for 3 municipal road and government affordable housing projects, lifting the total annual order volume by 65%.

The equipment investment payback period is only 7 months. The client has drawn up a Phase II expansion plan to purchase an additional QT10-15 fully automatic production line for capacity expansion.

The factory supervisor commented on site: “Huatong QT10-15 delivers high output with very low failure rates. It is specially customized to fit Ghana’s hot and sandy environment. The fully automatic line drastically cuts labor costs and serves as our core production equipment for market expansion.”

6. Project Summary

The QT10-15 fully automatic brick making machine project in Ghana stands as a benchmark case of Huatong’s medium and large intelligent brick equipment penetrating the mid-to-high-end building material market in West Africa. With reinforced equipment adapted to tropical operating conditions, one-stop turnkey complete solutions, localized West African spare parts storage and on-site technical support, Huatong has assisted major local building material enterprises in realizing green, large-scale and low-cost mass production. The project fills the local supply gap of high-quality blocks and accelerates the phase-out of high-polluting clay brick production in Ghana.

Driven by the reliable operating reputation of this project, the client has recommended Huatong brick machines to four local competitors, continuously boosting Huatong’s brand influence across West Africa. Moving forward, Huatong will keep optimizing fully automatic brick production lines tailored to the climate, raw material and power conditions of various African countries, and provide cost-effective intelligent complete solutions for infrastructure and building material enterprises in West Africa.